Wipe away those January ‘back to reality' blues with a great deal! The very popular deposit scheme is now on sale to help you spread the burden of paying for your 2014 weekend ticket. Now you can secure your wristband for 2014’s heaviest festival for three incremental payments of forty-odd quid. Much more manageable than forking out a lump sum when you’ve spent all your funds on Christmas gifts and New Year booze!!
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Want the chance to win some cool stuff in return for helping promote the UK's best metal festival?! Sure you do! BLOODSTOCK is pleased to announce the launch of their celebrated e-team for the 2014 event. With a hugely successful army of street teamers driving the festival forward in 2013, this year sees the gang return bigger and better than ever before. It gives YOU the opportunity to bring metal to the masses by spreading news, announcements and stoking the fire of the heaviest festival of the year via your social networks, online forums and street promotion. BLOODSTOCK HQ will set tasks, and in return, offer a whole host of exclusive rewards for the teamers that produce the best results.
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Tickets are flying out the door faster than ever for BLOODSTOCK 2014, the biggest metal party weekend of the year, with both the Early Bird tickets and Rock Society memberships selling out in record time. The VIP ‘Serpents Lair’ tickets are now on sale and are expected to move similarly fast. Do you like a bit of luxury as part of your festival experience, or want to hang in the VIP bar with some of the bands playing? Well, don’t hang around, pick up your tickets today so you don’t miss out!
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With only a few short weeks until Christmas, we will once again show our support to one of our own, 4 year old Harriet Gregory, by auctioning off two pairs of Serpents Lair VIP weekend tickets worth over £520 a pair to next year’s Bloodstock Open Air Festival.
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The brewers of the legendary ruby ale Hobgoblin are back to continue their partnership with Bloodstock Open Air Festival. A collaboration which sees both parties teaming up to bring METAL 2 THE MASSES at Bloodstock 2014, offering breaking bands the chance to perform on the ever increasingly popular Newblood Stage.
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The good news keeps coming for metal fans, with BLOODSTOCK announcing three more additions to the 2014 bill. Not bought your ticket yet? Time is ticking on ‘early bird’ availability, as they’re nearly all gone, so let these three bands tip the balance and pick up your ticket today.
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Anyone who went to BLOODSTOCK this year would be amazed to see the strength and depth of metal in the upgraded big top 'Newblood Stage' and next year promises to deliver yet again. With their ale-loving friends at Hobgoblin continuing their support of BLOODSTOCK, the commitment to underground metal grows as ‘Hobgoblin Presents BLOODSTOCK’s Metal 2 The Masses’.
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You can now book your BLOODSTOCK pre-erected tents for the general campsites via festival partner, Tangerine Fields (VIP packages will be on sale later). If you’re travelling to the fest from abroad, these are very popular options, as it’s easier and often cheaper than bringing camping gear in your luggage.
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Of the hundreds of festivals nominated in the UK festival awards last month, thanks to your votes, Bloodstock has made it in to the shortlist of only 10 festivals in the category of Best Medium Sized Festival. This is a great testament to the loyal fanbase Bloodstock has built within the metal community over many years and our huge thanks for taking the time to vote. The winners will be announced at the 10th year Anniversary at London’s Roundhouse on 2nd December.. fingers crossed!
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‘Rock Society’ memberships go on sale thisThursday 31st October. The Bloodstock ‘Rock Society’ is effectively the festival’s ‘Members Club’, offering not only a 10% discount on your weekend ticket (including on top of the already discounted early bird ticket if you’re quick enough!), but all sorts of other cool benefits, like access to the VIP Serpents Lair bar, priority signing tent access, special tours of backstage production areas so you can see ‘behind the scenes’, a rock society laminate, and plenty more besides.
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Having recently picked up the award for ‘Best Festival under 15,000’ at this year’s UK Live Awards, BLOODSTOCK is delighted to have been nominated in three categories at the 2013 UK Festival Awards ( www.festivalawards.com ).
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